Saturday, September 11th, 2010

Bil ZelmanWho:Rogue Wave and MidlakeWhat: Rangy Californian power-pop merchants and dusty Texan folk-rock throwbacks team up for a bill that’s all about value.Why: Rogue Wave are working the peppy, electronically-enhanced Permalight from this past Spring and Midlake released the determinedly mid-tempo The Courage Of Others back in FebruaryWhen: Friday, September 24, 2010Where: The Opera House in Toronto (19+)Who else: Minnesotan up-and-comers Peter Wolf Crier round out the billHow: Tickets are $19.50 in advance but courtesy of Collective Concerts, I’ve got five pairs of passes to give away for the show. To enter, email me at contests AT chromewaves.net with “I want to see a Rogue Wave on the Midlake” in the subject line and your full name in the body. Contest closes at midnight, September 21.What else:Revue interviews Tim Smith of Midlake, who just rolled out a new video over at Stereogum.